Paradox of Existence

Weston Blakesley and Erika Cuenca  -
Photo by Heather Mull
A Feminine Ending is a play about a young woman, Amanda, who knows what she wants, but just isn’t sure how to go about getting it.  She finds herself torn between dreams.  Dreams of being in love with her almost-famous fiancé Jack, dreams of living a simple life with her high school sweetheart Billy, and dreams of becoming a famous composer.

While Amanda struggles with those decisions common for many young women, her mother and father struggle with their own challenges in their long-term marriage.  Amanda begins to see her potential future, as her father, David, ruminates about the paradox of existence as it relates to aging.  We can’t avoid aging, yet as the years go by the aging process seems to sneak up on us.  Are we to act the age we feel or must we adapt to act the age that others perceive us to be?

So whether you consider yourself young, old or somewhere in between, you'll be able to relate with this storyline.  The pace of this play is quick and time flies by; however, by the end, chances are you’ll feel more alive, younger and ready to chase your dreams!


A Feminine Ending
Written by Sarah Treem.  Directed by: Matt M. Morrow
February 28 to March 15, 2014
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Starring: Erika Cuenca, Ingrid Sonnichsen, Andrew Wind,
Shaun Cameron Hall, and Weston Blakesley
About Weston Blakesley (David): Weston arrived in Pittsburgh August of 2012 and was welcomed into the company of August: Osage County at The Rep.  Last fall he appeared as Constable Warren in the Public’s production of Our Town.  In between he played George in Moon Over Buffalo at The Theater Factory in Trafford.  Prior to moving to Pittsburgh he spent 18 years in Los Angeles.  Movies include Gus the barber in Pleasantville, the title character in the horror movie The Mangler Reborn and numerous low budget features that will never be available on Netflix (he hopes).  TV credits include “The West Wing,” “iCarly,” “Monk,” “Chuck,” and “In Living Color”.  Favorite theater performances; The Tempest in Miami, Little Murders in Stockholm, Sweden,  How to Explain The History of Communism to Mental Patients in Edinburgh, Scotland and  Much Ado About Nothing at a little winery in the Santa Ynez valley, delicious.

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